---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3138.10"
title: "43"
number: "3138.10"
heading: "When will BLM enter into a subsurface storage agreement in NPR-A covering federally-owned lands?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3138.10"
---

# §3138.10. When will BLM enter into a subsurface storage agreement in NPR-A covering federally-owned lands?


BLM will enter into a subsurface storage agreement in NPR-A covering federally-owned lands to allow you to use either leased or unleased federally-owned lands for the subsurface storage of oil and gas, whether or not the oil or gas you intend to store is produced from federally-owned lands, if you demonstrate that storage is necessary to—

- (a) Avoid waste; or
- (b) **Promote conservation of natural resources.**

## Notes

### Source

Source: 67 FR 17893, Apr. 11, 2002, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6508, 43 U.S.C. 1733 and 1740.

### Source

Source: 46 FR 55497, Nov. 9, 1981, unless otherwise noted.